đáp án bài tập tiếng anh 10 U2

G10 _UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
I. Choose the correct answer
1. The college attracts students of all_____________.
A. nations
B. national
C. international
D. nationality
2. The school prepares students for a wide range of ________________ qualifications.
A. profession
B. professor
C. professonalism D. professional
3. There’s not much ___________________ in this town – just the cinema and a couple of pubs.
A. entertainer
B. entertaining
C. entertainment D. entertain
4. I’m worried about the ___________ of the children.
A. safe
B. safety
C. safely
D. unsafe
5. Carol is very ___________ in appearance to her older sister.
A. similar
B. similarly
C. similarity
D. dissimilar
6. Nguyen is the most common ____________ in Vietnam.
A. name
B. namely
C. nameless
D. surname
7. The firm has over 500 ______________.

A. employees
B. employ
C. unemployed
D. employers
8. This part of the form is not ____________ to foreign students.
A. apply
B. application
C. applicable
D. applicant
II. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.
1. My family live _____in______ a small flat above a corner shop.
2. Yesterday afternoon after school, we were stuck ____in____ heavy traffic ____for____ more than an
hour.
3. It was a week before Christmas and the supermarket was crowded ____with_____ shoppers.
4. Would you like to go somewhere _____for_____ a drink? – That’s great.
5. She wants to be a teacher because she loves working ____with_____ children.
6. I usually go to school _____by______ bicycle.
III. Complete these sentences with one appropriate word from the box.
employment
mathematical
enjoy
entertainment
safe
professor
enjoyment
attend
safety
crowded
1. The police gave him protection for his own __safety__ ?
2. The store was __crowded__ with shoppers.

3. The show brought __enjoyment__ to millions of viewers.
4. He can calculate very quickly. He has an amazing ability to solve__mathematical__ problems.
5. In 1963 he was appointed __professor__ of history.
IV. Put the verb into the correct form “to infinitive” or “gerund”.
1. I hope (have) __to have_______ a job.
2. Try to avoid (make) ______ making__________ him angry.
3. He is thinking of (leave) __leaving_______ his job.
4. It’s no use (wait) ____waiting______.
5. She made her son (wash) ___wash_________ the windows before he could go out.
6. I’d like (spend) ___to spend__________ my time with you.


7. He is expected (arrive) ____to arrive_________ in a few days.
8. Most people enjoy (travel) _____travelling______ to different part of the world.
9. It was a nice day, so we decided (go) __to go________ for a walk.
10. There was a lot of traffic, but we managed (get) ___to get______ to the airport in time.
11. I’m not in a hurry. I don’t mind (wait) ___waiting _______.
12. They don’t have much money. They can’t afford (go) __to go________ out very often.
13. He urged us (download) __to download________ the pictures from the internet.
14. Bill’s parents won’t let him (go) _______go__________ to the party.
15. Have you ever considered (try) ______trying________ something different?
V. Choose the correct answer
1. Have you finished ______________ the composition?
A. in writing
B. writing
C. to write
D. written
2. Let the boy __________ it himself before you offer to help.
A. try
B. to try

C. trying
D. will try
3. “What about ____________ a picnic this weekend?” Sheila said.
A. having
B. we have
C. to have
D. we’ll have
4. Do you agree ________ me some money?
A. lend
B. to lend
C. lending
D. lent
5. I’m sorry. I’ve arranged ____________ to Susie’s birthday this Saturday.
A. go
B. to go
C. going
D. gone
6. If he really doesn’t feel like _______________ now, I suggested that he should go out for some fresh
air.
A. work
B. to work
C. worked
D. working
7. Dan asked the waiter _________ him some more mineral water.
A. bring
B. brought
C. to bring
D. bringing
8. My parents decided __________ a taxi because it was late.
A. take

B. to take
C. taking
D. took
9. Have you ever considered ______________ a pharmacist?
A. become
B. becoming
C. to become
D. became
10. He is expecting ________ a trip to Ha Long Bay.
A. make
B. to make
C. making
D. made
11. Sometimes very young children have trouble ___________ fact from fiction and may believe that
dragons actually exist.
A. to separate
B. separating
C. to be separated
D. for separating
12. Almost everyone fails ___________ the driving test on the first try.
A. pass
B. to pass
C. passing
D. in passing
13. Don’t waste time _____________ the broken vase.
A. mending
B. mend
C. for mending
D. to mend
14. “I wonder where Mr. White is.” – “Didn’t you know the committee forced him ______________.”

A. resigned
B. resign
C. resigning
D. to resign
15. He looks so funny, whenever I see him, I can’t help ____________.
A. smile
B. to smile
C. me smiling
D. smiling
16. I hope ___________ that tiring work again.


A. not do
B. not to do
C. not doing
D. to not do
17. The teacher recommend _____________ more books in English to improve the reading skills.
A. read
B. to read
C. reading
D. to have read
18. Does the city government intend ________ anything about pollution?
A. do
B. to do
C. doing
D. did
19. Alex is busy _____________ for his exams.
A. to study
B. studied
C. studying

D. studies
20. He spends hours _____________ to repair his car.
A. try
B. to try
C. trying
D. tries
21. The headmaster invited the staff ___________ to his birthday party.
A. go
B. going
C. to go
D. went
22. My father has given up ____________ for 5 years.
A. smoke
B. smoking
C. to smoke
D. smoked
23. Despite the flame and thick smoke, a fireman managed _______________ a little boy in the fire.
A. save
B. to save
C. saved
D. saving
24. At first, I enjoyed ___________ to him, but after a while I got tired of __________ the same story
again and again.
A. listening / hearing
B. to listen / to hear
C. to listen / hearing
D. listen / hear
25. They offered __________ her but she refused.
A. to help
B. helping

C. help
D. being helped
26. They postpone ______________ an Element School for the lack of finance.
A. built
B. to build
C. building
D. builds
27. John’s boss ordered him ___________ the office.
A. not leave
B. not to leave
C. not leaving
D. to not leave
28. I’ve heard a lot about Dr. James, and I’m looking forward ____________ his talk tomorrow.
A. hear
B. hearing
C. to hear
D. to hearing
29. After finishing the presentation, I suggested _____________ to the cinema.
A. we going
B. that we to go
C. going
D. us to go
30. They’re planning ____________ a flyover at this crossroads.
A. building
B. to build
C. build
D. to have built
31. Do you mind ___________ the cooking?
A. doing
B. to do

C. making
D. to make
32. He promised ______________ home by 10 o’clock. It’s too late now.
A. be
B. being
C. to be
D. been
33. He always avoids _____________ me in the streets.
A. meet
B. to meet
C. met
D. meeting
34. Tom refuses ___________ his address.
A. give
B. giving
C. to give
D. gave
35. Ann reminded me ____________ the dentist that morning.
A. see
B. to see
C. saw
D. seeing
36. Gravity keeps the moon ______________ around and around the earth.


A. travel
B. to travel
C. travelling
D. travelled
37. He seems __________ this area very well.

A. know
B. to know
C. knowing
D. known
38. We didn’t have any difficulty ____________ the house.
A. find
B. finding
C. to find
D. with finding
39. He told me __________ anyone about the matter.
A. not to tell
B. not telling
C. don’t tell
D. not tell
40. The girl denied __________ the news.
A. tell
B. told
C. to tell
D. telling
41. Carol always wants ____________ by everyone she meets.
A. be admired
B. being admired
C. to being admired D. to be admired
42. Mother warned _____________ the electric plug.
A. her not to touch B. her touching not C. her not touch
D. not touch
43. The driver of the truck admitted _____________ a license with him.
A. not to have
B. not having
C. had no

D. have no
44. Would you like ______________ your holiday with my family in Da Lat?
A. spend
B. to spend
C. spending
D. spent
45. Ann is interested in ____________ young children.
A. teach
B. teaches
C. to teach
D. teaching
46. My mother made me ________at home at night.
A. staying
B. stay
C. to stay
D. stayed
47. Do you agree ___________me a hand?
A. give
B. to give
C. giving
D. given
48. Would you like ___________to the cinema with us tomorrow evening?
A. to come
B. coming
C. come
D. came
49. I like ___________school by bus, but I hate _________in the rain and wait for it.
A. to go/stand
B. go/stand
C. going/standing D. went/stood

50. Tom refused _________me any money.
A. give
B. giving
C. to give
D. given
51. My uncle has given up_________.
A. to smoke
B. smoking
C. smokes
D. smoke
52. Do you mind ____________to John ask him _________ us?
A. speaking / to help
B. to speak / help
C. speak / help
D. speaks / to help
53. My brother gave up _________two years ago.
A. smokes
B. smoked
C. to smoke
D. smoking
54. Did you miss ____________her yesterday?
A. to see
B. see
C. saw
D. seeing
55. We arranged _________the scientists here.
A. meet
B. met
C. to meet
D. meeting

56. My girlfriend is afraid of ___________out alone when it gets dark.
A. to go
B. going
C. goes
D. go
57. Jim has decided not _________a car.


A. to buy
B. buy
C. buying
D. buys
58. Would you like _________to the party with us?
A. to come
B. coming
C. came
D. come
59. “_______is it to the post office?” – “About two hundred meters.”
A. How much
B. How far
C. How old
D. How often
60. A : “_________________” – B: “For three years.”
A. You have lived there for how long?
B. How long have you lived there?
C. How many years have you lived there?
D. How long do you live there?
61. A : “_________________” – B: “The house we had before was too small. We need somewhere
bigger.”
A. Why did you move?

B. Why you moved?
C. Why did you moved?
D. Can you tell me the reason why did you move?
62. A : “_________________” – B: “I work in a bank.”
A. What do you work?
B. What your job is?
C. What you do?
D. What do you do?
63. A : “_________________” – B: “I don't earn much. Just about £ 15.000 a year.”
A. How much do you earn?
B. How much money do you take?
C. How about money do you earn?
D. Do you earn how much money?
64. “___________is your new school?” – “It’s big and friendly.”
A. How
B. What
C. Where
D. Which
65. “_________bag are you carrying?” – “Judy’s.”
A. Which
B. What
C. Who’s
D. Whose
66. “_____________ can he jump?” – “About three meters.”
A. How long
B. How far
C. How often
D. How much
67. “______________ do I take the medicine?” – “Every four hours.”
A. How often

B. How long
C. How
D. How far
68. “______________ do you get to school?” – “By bike.”
A. What
B. How
C. How often
D. How far
69. “______________ do you go to town?” – “Every two weeks.”
A. When
B. How long
C. How
D. How often
70. “_______is a half of football?” – “Forty-five minutes.”
A. What time
B. How often
C. How long
D. When

VI. Make questions for the underlined words of these answers.
1. She has gone to Canada for two years
 How long has she gone to Canada?
2. Miss Lan teaches us English this semester.
 Who teaches you English this semester?
3. She bought this card in the bookstore.


 Where did she buy this card?
4. The boys love playing football because football is very interesting.
 Why do the boys love playing football?

5. We have studied English for 6 years.
 How long have we/ you studied English?
6. They are studying their biology lessons now.
 What are they studying now?
7. The father took his children to the zoo last week.
 Who did the father take to the zoo last week?
8. I saw her last year.
 Who did you see last year?
9. Daisy is cooking some food in the kitchen.
 Where is Daisy cooking some food?
10. I will stay here for five days.
 How long will you stay here?
11. There are forty-five students in the classroom.
 How many students are there in the classroom?
12. We often have breakfast at 6 o’clock.
 What time do you often have breakfast?
13. Daisy is cooking some food in the kitchen.
 Where is Daisy cooking some food?
14. He bought the laptop at the supermarket.
 Where did he buy the laptop?
15. I met my old teacher at the seaside last month.
 Who did you meet at the seaside last month?
16. I visit my grandparents twice a month.
 How often do you visit your grandparents?
17. They went to Hue by train.
 How did they go to Hue?
18. Billy broke Jason’s new bike.
 Who broke Jason’s new bike?
19. Jason got his new bike two week’s ago.
 When did Jason get his new bike?

20. I keep my bicycle inside my apartment at night.
 Where do you keep your bicycle at night?
VII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. It’s not a good idea to travel during rush hour.
 It’s best to avoid traveling during rush hour.
2. He said he hadn’t stolen the car.
 He denied stealing / having stolen the car.
3. At first I didn’t want to buy the book, but Mary persuaded me.
 Mary persuaded me to buy the book.


4. I was told that I shouldn’t believe everything he said.
 I was advised not to believe everything he said.
5. Her Mom didn’t let her go on the excursion.
 Her Mom didn’t allow her to go on the excursion.
6. “Why don’t we go out for a walk?”
 My father suggested going out for a walk.
7. He will probably get married next month.
 He expects to get married next month.
8. I find it difficult to remember people’s names.
 I have trouble remembering people’s names.
9. Eventually, he succeeded in making her answer the question.
 Eventually, he managed to make her answer the question.
10. I don’t want to dance this evening.
 I don’t feel like dancing this evening.
11. I will certainly pay you on Sunday.
 I promised to pay you on Sunday.
12. Could you turn the radio down, please?
 Would you mind turning the radio down?
13. She said she wouldn’t see him again.

 She refused to see him again.
14. Jane spends 3 hours a week sorting out stamps.
 It takes Jane 3 hours a week to sort out stamps.
15. Uyen wishes to see Linda.
 Uyen looks forward to seeing Linda.